Adelomelon brasiliana
| Adelomelon brasiliana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Subfamily: | Cymbiinae |
| Genus: | Adelomelon |
| Subgenus: | Pachycymbiola |
| Species: | A. brasiliana |
| Binomial name | |
| Adelomelon brasiliana (Lamarck, 1811) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Voluta colocynthis Dillwyn, 1817 | |
Adelomelon brasiliana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
Description
Adelomelon brasiliana produces hundreds of translucent orbs. They are firm to the touch but filled with a thick gelatinous liquid. The eggs might look alien to the eye. Adelomelon brasiliana is located in South Brazil, through Uruguay to Northern Argentina.
References
- 1 2 Adelomelon brasiliana (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
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